Action Against Hunger (ACF) Action Against Hunger is a leading humanitarian and development agency working to combat the causes of hunger and malnutrition in over 46 countries worldwide. Eleven years into the Syrian conflict, more than 1.3 million Syrians have sought refuge in Jordan. This influx of refugees has strained Jordan's economy and resources, with Syrians often accepting worse working conditions and lower compensation than Jordanians and taking on low-skill, informal jobs in sectors such as in manufacturing, construction and agriculture. In 2022, Jordan had a 23% unemployment rate. For Syrian refugees, unemployment rates are significantly worse with 80% of Syrian refugees unemployed in 2021, up from 50% and 65% in 2019 and 2020.
Action Against Hunger has been operational in Jordan since 2014, delivering livelihoods, social protection WASH and MHPSS programming in Irbid, Zarqa, Mafraq, and Madaba governorates. Through its livelihoods and social protection program, ACF aims to improve the livelihoods status of Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians through decent and sustainable employment opportunities; strengthening sustainable livelihoods and value chains and enhancing the capacity of local actors to promote economic opportunities and improve working conditions. So far, ACF has reached over 6,000 beneficiaries through its social protection and livelihood activities in 2022. Action Against Hunger is also an active member of the Livelihoods, Basic Needs, Food Security and Durable Solutions Working Groups; Graduation Approach and Vocational Training Taskforces; and Common Cash Facility Steering Committee.
ACF is looking for its program in Jordan forField Assistant – Balqa (Cash-for-Work & Nursery)
Main place of work: Balqa Governorate
Position Overview:This Position is for Josour project, implemented by ACF within a consortium, aims to strengthen agri-food livelihoods and climate-smart practices for vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugees through Cash-for-Work, technical training, market linkages and grants.
The Field Assistant supervises female Cash-for-Work workers at a Ministry of Agriculture nursery, ensures accurate attendance and documentation, and supports the trainings and grants that follow for the same women.
Responsibilities:
1. Cash-for-Work Selection and Supervision with respect and in accordance with SoPs:
· Support the selection, registration, contracting, and induction of CFW workers.
· Support work permit applications, ensuring all required workers documents is collected and maintained.
· Supervise daily attendance and keep attendance sheets accurate and up to date.
· Coordinate with nursery staff so that workers receive clear tasks and guidance.
· Follow up on nursery work and seedling quality.
· Ensure workers follow OSH standards, including correct use of PPE.
2. Support trainings, grants and data:
· Support the organization of trainings (venue, materials, attendance sheets).
· Support the trainers in the facilitation and delivery of Nursery and horticultural production, LSE & Family Dialogue, and financial literacy and entrepreneurial development trainings.
· Support the grants process and carry out follow-up visits.
· Collect and share CFW and training data for the project database.
· Keep CFW documents complete and confidential.
3. Data handling and field reporting:
· Collect, clean, and organize data related to nursery activities and CFW worker outputs.
· Enter accurate information into project archives and the donor system as requested.
· Keep digital and physical records of CFW documentation updated and in line with ACF standards.
· Share regular progress updates with the Senior Training Officer and raise any challenges or delays.
· Help the Data Team resolve any gaps or issues in the data.
· Join internal meetings when needed and maintain effective communication with nursery staff and CfW workers, keeping the Senior Training Officer formally updated.
· Keep all sensitive documents secure and confidential.
4. General responsibilities in terms of reporting, representation, and communication:
· Support on any ad hoc tasks related to the project upon manager's request
· Participate actively in project kick off preparations and arrangements and deliver project brief to the targeted community;
· Share regular activity updates with the Senior Training Officer and signal any delays or bottlenecks.
· Support logistics and finance procedures related to field activities (requests, venue arrangements, payment lists and signed receipts) in line with ACF and donor requirements.
· Upon delegation, represent Action Against Hunger in meetings with beneficiaries, community actors and local authorities, and explain the project objectives and activities.
· Inform participants about the feedback and complaints mechanism and refer any feedback received as per ACF procedures.
· Commit and comply with the organization's code of conduct, safeguarding and PSEA policies.
· Commit and comply with the organization gender, age and diversity principles & policies (working with people, communication).
· Support the implementation and promotion of gender, age and diversity principles through daily activities.
Skills
General Skills:
· Knowledge of nursery practices
· Good supervision, follow-up and organizational skills
· Ability to carry out data collection methods
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
· Good knowledge of intervention area, local customs and languages
· Proven knowledge of Microsoft Office
· Good team spirit
· Ability to adapt to different audience
· Experience in Data entry is essential
· Proven knowledge of Microsoft office
· Capacity to adapt communication based on targeted audience
Education:Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering or any related field.
Type of professional experience requested:
- One year of experience in a related field.
- INGO experience is preferable.
- Experience in Cash-for-Work or nursery work is a plus.
- Experience in agriculture is a plus
Language level:Arabic essential, English intermediate level
